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Walt Disney World News August 2018

August 16, 2018 by @Modlifeisgood Leave a Comment

Time for our August update on all the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Nothing ever stays still for long at Walt Disney World and there has been plenty of changes over the last month. Our Walt Disney World News August 2018 Summary will bring you all the latest news at Walt Disney World.

Time for our August update on all the latest happenings at Walt Disney World. Nothing ever stays still for long at Walt Disney World and there has been plenty of changes over the last month. Our Walt Disney World News August 2018 Summary will bring you all the latest news at Walt Disney World. Including Star wars galaxy Edge Update

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Construction Update

The most exciting current project at Walt Disney World appears to be making fast progress. We took the following photographs from Toy Story Land during our recent visit. The tail of a spacecraft can now be seen in the top photo. Unfortunately, we still have over a year to wait until we see the completed project. The opening date is currently scheduled for late Fall 2019.

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Construction Update
Walt Disney World News August 2018 Star Wars Galaxy Edge Construction Update
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Construction Update

Eat to the Beat

We are just weeks away from the start of the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. The Eat to the Beat concerts is always one of the festival highlights. The final schedule has now been published for this year’s concerts including the return of my personal favourite Billy Ocean.

Walt Disney World Railroad & Tomorrowland Speedway Closing

Thankfully this is not a permanent closure but a temporary pause to make way for the building of the new Tron Attraction.

The Walt Disney World Railroad will temporarily take up residence at the Main Street Station starting in December 2018, pausing its grand-circle tours of Magic Kingdom Park. During this time, guests will be able to get an up-close look at the railroad and take advantage of one-of-a-kind photo opportunities. No date has been announced yet for the reopening of the railroad.

The Tomorrowland Speedway will close for a portion of 2019, as the attraction’s track is adjusted for Tron. Disney World has advised the attraction will reopen in time for Summer 2019.

Tomorrowland Speedway Walt Disney World news August 2018

No more plastic straws!

Disney has made announcements that the resort is going to become more environmentally friendly by mid-2019. The intention is to significantly cut the circulation of single-use plastic items including straws, carrier bags & stirrers. WDW Magic has further information.

Purchase of Fox

You will probably have heard the news that Disney is currently planning to purchase 21st Century Fox. 

What could this mean for the theme park division? Based on the previous purchase of Marvel probably not a lot initially. However, Theme Park Insider have been pondering the future a little bit more.

Simpsons in Universal Studios Florida Universal Orlando Resort. Walt Disney World News 2018
Could we see the Simpsons in The Magic Kingdom?

Toy Story Land

Now into its 2nd month Toy Story Land has become the biggest hit of the summer. We recently visited the land for the first time. You can read our Toy Story Land Review here.

Entrance Toy Story Land Hollywood Studios
Toy Story Land Review Walt Disney World News August 2018

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Modern Life is Good has recently been blogging live from Walt Disney World. You catch all our latest blogs here.

Walt Disney World News August 2018 all the latest resort news
Walt Disney World News August 2018

We will be back with the latest news from Walt Disney World in September. 

Filed Under: Blog, Disney World, Orlando Tagged With: disney world, magic kingdom, orlando, Star Wars, toy story land, walt disney world, Walt Disney World News and Rumours

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